Photograph of an engine in motion.

Photograph of a body of water (like a pond) with a viewing platform to the right.

Photograph of the "Enola Gay," the B-29 Superfortress that dropped the atomic bomb "Little Boy" on Hiroshima.

Photograph of numerous people (mostly men but women and children as well) in a dirt road next to a tin building which advertisers for Crane lots. The caption at the bottom reads, "JAN -1- CRANE CITY 15 DAYS OLD KEEP YOUR EYE ON CRANE".

Photograph of a Maxwell mail car loaded with passengers and Gary Coggin as the driver. The car is an early model automobile with two women and three males in front of several buildings in the background. The caption on the image reads, "Gray Coggin Driver - U.S. Mail Route - Midland - Carlsbad N. M. - 1909."

Photograph of a water tower behind a small, one-story building with a sign that says, "Ward County Court House, City of Monahans City Hall and Fire Department." Two automobiles are parked in front of the building and some other buildings are partially visible on the left side of the image. A handwritten note on the back says, "Temporary court house at Monahans, Tex. Used while new Court House was being built."

Photograph of men working on a pipeline. Four men stand next to a large pipe, behind the pipe is a tractor to assist.

Postcard of Main Street in Big Lake, Texas. The image shows a street lines with storefronts with a few early model automobiles. The caption on the image reads "Big Lake Tex."

Photograph of an oil rig with a structure underneath it. On the back of the photograph, "Anton Theis, Source (through George T. ABell) Reagan County, Texas Santa Rita No. 1 Probably about June, 1923 when the Orient Railway sent special excursion trains from San Angelo to Santa Rita No. 1 for passengers to see the well blowing heads. (Note: See the cars, automobiles to the left background and also see the passenger cars from railway to the right background)."

Photograph of a large cylindrical object loaded onto a wagon, being pulled by a large team of mules. The caption on the image reads "Oil Well Supplies to W. Texas Oil Fields."

Photograph of a busy street lined with storefronts. The road is crowded with numerous wagons and horses and people. The caption on the image reads. "Xmas Day in Midland."

Photograph of the interior of Iraan Station that features large pieces of equipment and machinery. The caption on the image reads, "INTERIOR IRAAN STATION J. F. JOHNSON, GENL. CONTR."

Photograph of the first oil rig in Winkler, Texas. To the right of the photograph there is an oil rig. In the background of the photograph there are five grain silos and a shack, on the top of the photograph "First oil well in Winkler Field."

Photograph of the Haley Hotel, a three-story brick building. Two early model automobiles are parked in the street to the right of the image. Several trees and other vegetation is visible around the building and a fire-escape is seen on the left.

Photograph of multiple valves sticking out of the ground.

Photograph of several military vehicles that are transporting large pipes. One man is on top of one of the vehicles and two other men are standing next to one of the vehicles.

Photograph of a bull wheel.

Photograph of Homer Colquitt, Dean Wolf, and O. C. Harper, the four men stand in a row in front of an adobe brick building. Slightly behind them, there is a chuckwagon to the left and an early model automobile to the right. Dean Wolf, on the left, wears a dark shirt and pants tucked into calf-high boots. A gun in a holster is slung around his hips and a newsboy cap sits on his head while his hands are behind him. Homer Colquitt wears a jacket over a shirt with a bow tie and dark pants, a fedora style hat sits on his head. O. C. Harper stands close to him, on his left and wears a jacket over a dark shirt and pants tucked into calf-high laced boots. A newsboy cap sits on his head. Feliciano Chavez wears a loose fitting shirt and pants with a cap on his head.

Photograph of a group of men inside the Texas and Pacific Railway depot in Monahans, Texas. In the center of the room stands a stove.

Photograph of Midland's third County Courthouse, the image includes a United States flag on top of the courthouse as well as several dead trees in front.

Postcard of numerous men working a pipeline. The caption on the image reads "ILLINOIS PIPE LINE CO. YATES FIELD." The inscription on the back reads "ILLINOIS PIPE LINE CO., YATES FIELD."

Photograph of a buckboard wagon sitting in a field. A tree is visible in the background.

Photograph of an oil rig and derrick with oil gushing. Sign on the rig reads, "Westbrook Oil Corporation Hendrick #1, Winkler County."

Photograph of an early model automobile loaded with full canvas bags and three male and one female passengers. The vehicle has a cloth top.